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4. It's a shame anyone has to explain it to white wingers nowadays.

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 06:21 PM

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Ta-Nehisi Coates explains why white people cant say theN-word [View all] sheshe2 Nov 2017 OP

Chris Rock did a good routine on this nycbos Nov 2017 #1

Coates' illustration makes good sense. oasis Nov 2017 #2

Reminds me of the bit from The Big Chill Billy Jingo Nov 2017 #3

It's a shame anyone has to explain it to white wingers nowadays. Hoyt Nov 2017 #4

Either it's wrong or it isn't. Billy Jingo Nov 2017 #6

Absolutism, lacking context, is also wrong... LanternWaste Nov 2017 #17

Perhaps he should try explaining to whistler162 Nov 2017 #5

FACE PALM AND SHAKES HEAD whistler162 Nov 2017 #13

You really need to think about the history of this word gollygee Nov 2017 #22

FACE PALM AND SHAKES HEAD whistler162 Nov 2017 #14

I said it once. I was in pre-school, about 4 or 5. raven mad Nov 2017 #9

Good on mom... sheshe2 Nov 2017 #10

Mom was a stickler! raven mad Nov 2017 #11

I'm an old white guy MurrayDelph Nov 2017 #12

Or Is Referring To The Richard Pryor Album ProfessorGAC Nov 2017 #18

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2017 #15

It was the way white people talked when I grew up, Ron Green Nov 2017 #16

I've never heard it explained like that before. Very insightful. Orrex Nov 2017 #19

Someone posted this yesterday on another thread. cwydro Nov 2017 #20

kicked Blue_Tires Nov 2017 #24